From: Natural history and clinical significance of meniscal tears over 8 years in a midlife cohort
Any change (n = 31) | No change (n = 167) | p-value | |
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Age (years) | 50.06 ± 6.35 | 47.37 ± 6.49 | 0.046 |
Male (%)a | 57 | 39 | 0.069 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 29.51 ± 7.10 | 26.77 ± 4.38 | 0.008 |
Offspring (%)a | 72 | 45 | 0.008 |
Any ROA (%)a, b | 33 | 18 | 0.046 |
WOMAC pain (mean) | 4.77 ± 7.14 | 2.63 ± 4.71 | 0.051 |
Total tibial cartilage vol (mm3) | 4868.43 ± 1012.85 | 4500.62 ± 1062.66 | 0.093 |
Total femoral cartilage vol (mm3) | 9562.64 ± 2377.24 | 8531.51 ± 2269.82 | 0.047 |
Total cartilage defects (mean) | 5.24 ± 2.04 | 3.80 ± 1.43 | <0.001 |
Total tibial bone area (mm2) | 3273.17 ± 473.89 | 3079.38 ± 473.01 | 0.049 |
Any bone marrow lesion (%)a | 59 | 50 | 0.380 |
Any pathological effusion (%)a | 55 | 34 | 0.028 |